Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/Jjo20TEjpSk

 

The latest Omicron subvariant, XBB1.5, is rapidly spreading throughout the US.  It appears to be driving spurts of CoVid hospitalizations.

 

The XBB1.5 has a disturbing 144% growth advantage over the last subvariant BQ1.1 and a significantly higher transmission rate than the most recent subvariants including BA5 and XBB.  It now accounts for over 40-50% of CoVid cases in the Northeastern US and for more than 18% of cases in the US overall.  XBB1.5 is very prevalent in the Northeast and is driving surges of hospitalizations in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

 

What do we all need to do?   We need to live smart and safe with minimal interference to our daily lives.  That means dusting off those N95 masks and wearing them in crowds and on public transit.  Sadly, we need to limit indoor restaurant eating.  Finally, we all need to be boosted with the latest bivalent mRNA boosters.  Then too, the CDC needs to develop and authorize another round of boosters.  CoVid is far from over.

 

https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1610074371581972480/photo/1

https://erictopol.substack.com/p/a-new-variant-alert

https://drericding.substack.com/p/the-next-big-one-unreleased-data?utm_medium=email

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/986094

 

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